Now considered to be one the most beautiful archipelagos in the world, Lofoten was an important Viking territory. Knowing how to adapt to various situations, Vikings were not only peaceful settlers and builders, but invaders and skilled merchants, as well. With your fleet of longships, you are determined to make the most of the 4 essential goods.
Also try to become the most powerful Jarl of the archipelago!
Goal of the Game
In Lofoten, you must load merchandise from the market into your longships, and bring them back to your clan. For each type of merchandise, a particular scoring will grant you an advantage over the opposing Jarl. No matter what the situation is, your goal is to earn more PP (Power Points) than the opposing Jarl in the final scoring, to become the most powerful Jarl in the archipelago!
Lofoten, is a game for two players with innovative card hand management and a rotating board.
- Fresh ship/rotating mechanic feels unique and inventive
- Vibrant, appealing art and presentation
- Tight head-to-head with clear strategic decisions
- New players may need a couple of plays to grok the three-slot hand and ship mechanics
- viking raiding, loading and delivering goods
- Viking era, moving ships to deliver goods and fulfill goals
- competitive hand/board management with direct competition
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hand Management — each turn you choose one of three cards to play and influence ship actions.
- Hand management with three-card hand limit — each turn you choose one of three cards to play and influence ship actions.
- Movement and rotation of ships — cards determine movement and ship orientation to load or deliver goals.
- Set collection and delivery scoring — load goods, deliver to scoring areas, and outscore opponents in each area.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a lot of fun there's so many different spells in this game
- there's a collective pool of cards that you can either draft from to add to your own deck or potentially defeat if they're your opponents to get bonuses
- this game has one of the best miniatures out of miniature games
References (from this video)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric Player Powers — Mentioned as a Norwegian game by Sebastian Dude; originally by Sebastian Dude and published in Norway
- two-player asymmetric play — Mentioned as a Norwegian game by Sebastian Dude; originally by Sebastian Dude and published in Norway
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